KUALA LUMPUR, May 21 (Bernama) — Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and the state executive council members expressed their condolence to families of children killed in the landslide which hit the “Rumah Anak-anak Yatim dan Anak-anak Hidayah Madrasah Al-Taqwa Felda Semungkis” in Kampung Gahal, Hulu Langat, near here Saturday.

A statement issued by the Menteri Besar’s office said that the Selangor government had sent the state Humanitarian Aid Mission and Charity Foundation teams to the scene to provide immediate aid to the victims and their family members.

The Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI) will bear the cost of all the needs required by those who were rescued in the incident and that of those involved in the search and rescue operation, it said.

It said MBI would also contribute RM1,000 each to the family of those killed in the landslide.

The Selangor government is also providing temporary accommodation at Azwin Resort for occupants of the orphanage and their family members.